After losing his past two men’s singles ATP Masters 1000 finals, Sinner made no mistake this time as he thumped Australia’s Alex de Minaur 6-4, 6-1 at the Sobeys Stadium.

Sinner produced a ruthless performance, breaking de Minaur’s serve on five occasions to triumph in 90 minutes.

He becomes only the second Italian to win a ATP Masters 1000 title after Fabio Fognini won in Monte-Carlo in 2019.

"It means a lot," said Sinner.

"It is a great result and one I can share with all the people who are close to me every day.

"It is a nice moment to share with them and we are doing the right things.

"This result makes us feel good, stronger and hungry to work even harder in the future."

Sinner’s route to the final included wins over compatriot Matteo Berrettini, France’s Gaël Monfils and American Tommy Paul, who had knocked out world number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain in the quarter-finals.

"I felt the pressure, but I think I handled it very well," said Sinner.

"Trying to play point after point.

"Treating everyone with respect on the court, so I am happy with how I handled the situation."

De Minaur reached his first ATP Masters 1000 final after beating the likes of American Taylor Fritz, Russian world number two Daniil Medvedev and Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina only to lose to Sinner.

"It was a breakthrough week for me," said de Minaur.

"I played some great tennis and it gave me a taste of it.

"My maiden [Masters 1000] final and I will be back."

The Canadian Open also saw American Jessica Pegula capture her third career women's singles title and second Women’s Tennis Association 1000 crown in Montreal. 

Pegula thrashed Russia's Liudmila Samsonova, playing as a neutral, 6-1, 6-0 at the IGA Stadium to become the first United States winner since Serena Williams’ triumph 10 years ago.

Her victory came after winning back-to-back three-set wins against Poland’s world number one Iga Świątek and compatriot Coco Gauff.

"We're out on tour to win tournaments and to win titles every single week, but tennis can be really tough where you sometimes lose a lot," Pegula said.

"Even when you're winning a lot of matches, you're still not winning tournaments, so it can get tough.

"Winning a week like this week makes it all worth it and makes you want to keep going for more.

"Beating Coco and beating Iga were two really tough wins back-to-back and being able to do that and then just come out today and play a really clean match was kind of great.

"I felt like I didn't have a ton of pressure at any point or I wasn't worried too much today."